Mirror



W. LA HODNY.

v MIRROR. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 12. 1920.

Patented Dec. 5, 1922.

Patented Dec. 5, 1922.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM LA HODNY, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

MIRROR.

Original application filed January 24, 1920, Serial No. 353,653. Dividedand this application filed October 12, 1920. Serial No. 416,382.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM LA HODNY, acitizen of the United States, residing in Buffalo, in the county of Erieand State of New York, have invented new and use ful Improvements inMirrors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in morrors or reflectors whichare more particularly designed to be used on automobiles and othervehicles, in a position to enable the driver to readily see vehicles orobjects in rear of his vehicle, although the same may also be used forother purposes.

The object of this invention is to provide a mirror or reflector, theedges of which are finished in such a way as to cooperate with thesilvering or backing to produce a framed effect without the use of aframe and in which no double images or confusing reflections are shown.

This application in a subdivision of an application for patent filed bymyself January 2 1920, Serial No. 353,653.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a mirror constructed in accordance withthis invention. Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the same. Figure 3 is alongitudinal edge view of the mirror. Figure 4 is a transverse ed e viewof the same. Figure 5 is a fragmentary enlarged view of the mirror orreflector,

Similar characters of reference refer to like parts throughout theseveral views.

A reflecting device constructed in accordance with one embodiment of theinvention is disclosed in the drawings and preferably comprises a mirrorthe glass or transparent body A of which may be adjustably supported onthe front part of a vehicle facing the driver so as to reflect towardhim a view of the surroundings at the back of the vehicle, preferably asseen through a rear window of the vehicle, thus indicating the presenceand direction of travel of other vehicles.

The body A of the mirror may be of any suitable or desired outline, thatshown in the drawings having upper and lower longitudinal parallel sideedges 10, 11' and curved or rounded opposite end or transverse edges 12.These edges 10, 11 and 12 are finished in a novel manner to produce aframed effect as follows: The corners formed by the meeting of the frontsurface of the mirror and the edges 10, 11 and 12 are ground off to forma short bevel 13, the inner edge of which is indicated at 14, while thecorners formed by the meeting of the rear sur face and the edges of themirror body are ground off to form a wider border or bevel 15, the inneredge of which is shown at 16. The back surface 2) of the mirror body issilvered in the usual way to give a reflecting field or surface, butthis silvered surface is confined within the edges 16 of the rear bevel15, and consequently the unsilvered border 15 is transparent and givesthe mirror an appearance of being framed when viewed from the front side0 of the mirror. Another important result of this construction is thatthe border 15 is non reflecting and therefore no confusing ordistracting double images are reflected from the mirror when in use.

If desired the wide or rear bevel 15 may be finished in any suitablemanner for instance, by grinding the same or smoothening the same toproduce a ground glass or dull effect or the same may be painted toproduce a non-reflecting border.

I claim as my invention:

1. A mirror having a transparent glass plate body having the cornersformed by the meeting of the front surface and the edges thereofprovided with a bevel, and the corners formed by the meeting of the rearface and said edges provided with a. bevel, and having the rear surfacebounded by said rear bevel coated to form the reflecting field of themirror while the rear bevel around said field is uncoated and forms atransparent non-reflecting border around said reflecting field.

2. A. mirror comprising a transparent glass plate body having thecorners formed by the meeting of the front surface and the edges thereofprovided with a short bevel and the corners formed by the meeting of therear surface and said edges provide'l with a wide bevel, and having therear surface bounded by said wide rear bevel coated to form thereflecting field of the mirror while said wide bevel is uncoated andforms a transparent nonreflecting border around said reflecting field.

VVIlLLIAM LA HODNY.

